Powdered milk vs. Cream cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are powdered milk and cream cheese different?

Powdered milk has more vitamin B12, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B2, potassium, vitamin B5, zinc, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and magnesium than cream cheese.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for powdered milk is 126% higher.
Powdered milk contains 12 times more vitamin B1 than cream cheese. While powdered milk contains 0.283mg of vitamin B1, cream cheese contains only 0.023mg.
Cream cheese has a lower glycemic index (0) than powdered milk (32).

Milk, dry, whole, without added vitamin D and Cheese, cream are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Powdered milk

Cream cheese

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+844.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+840.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+907.6%
Contains more IronIron	+327.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+344.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+568%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+625.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+263.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+89.5%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-15.4%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Powdered milk

Cream cheese

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1130.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+423.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+609.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+339.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+439.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1377.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+311.1%
Contains more CholineCholine	+331.6%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+19.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+48.3%

~equal in Vitamin K ~2.1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.25µg	0.22µg	126%
Phosphorus	776mg	107mg	96%
Calcium	912mg	97mg	82%
Vitamin B2	1.205mg	0.23mg	75%
Protein	26.32g	6.15g	40%
Potassium	1330mg	132mg	35%
Vitamin B5	2.271mg	0.517mg	35%
Zinc	3.34mg	0.5mg	26%
Vitamin B1	0.283mg	0.023mg	22%
Vitamin B6	0.302mg	0.056mg	19%
Magnesium	85mg	9mg	18%
Choline	117.4mg	27.2mg	16%
Saturated fat	16.742g	20.213g	16%
Selenium	16.3µg	8.6µg	14%
Fats	26.71g	34.44g	12%
Carbs	38.42g	5.52g	11%
Vitamin C	8.6mg	0mg	10%
Folate	37µg	9µg	7%
Calories	496kcal	350kcal	7%
Copper	0.08mg	0.018mg	7%
Vitamin A	258µg	308µg	6%
Iron	0.47mg	0.11mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.665g	1.483g	5%
Vitamin D	0.5µg	0µg	3%
Vitamin B3	0.646mg	0.091mg	3%
Vitamin D	20IU	0IU	3%
Vitamin E	0.58mg	0.86mg	2%
Sodium	371mg	314mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	7.924g	8.907g	2%
Manganese	0.04mg	0.011mg	1%
Cholesterol	97mg	101mg	1%
Net carbs	38.42g	5.52g	N/A
Sugar	38.42g	3.76g	N/A
Starch		0.35g	0%
Vitamin K	2.2µg	2.1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.371mg	0.069mg	0%
Threonine	1.188mg	0.233mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.592mg	0.324mg	0%
Leucine	2.578mg	0.657mg	0%
Lysine	2.087mg	0.567mg	0%
Methionine	0.66mg	0.191mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.271mg	0.291mg	0%
Valine	1.762mg	0.395mg	0%
Histidine	0.714mg	0.175mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.125g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.036g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.807g	N/A